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Alexander Carlyle, by William Nicholson

Nicholson, William, 1820, Etching
Alexander Carlyle, by William Nicholson
Alexander Carlyle, by William Nicholson
Alexander Carlyle, by William Nicholson
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14124
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Alexander Carlyle, an etching and engraving by the artist William Nicholson
Description
The church minister of Inveresk, Midlothian, Alexander Carlyle (1722 - 1805), is drawn as a half-length portrait in profile. He wears a coat with the frills of his necktie showing as he looks out of the picture to the left. He is seated on a chair, and beside him, also on the left of the picture, is an inkwell and quill, a scroll of paper, and some books. On the right-hand side of the picture are William Nicholson's initials and the date 1820.
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1820
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28 x 22.5 cm
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